| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | John Gregory | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Gary Williams | ||
| 4 | David Price | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Tommy Craig | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Brian Little | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | John Deehan | ||
| 10 | Steve Walford | 10 | Leighton Phillips | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Frank Carrodus | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Ron Saunders | ||||